Books and chalk with chalkboard background. The Higher Education and Training Department says adult illiteracy remains a major challenge in South Africa. It says poverty and inequality are driving it. The department’s David Diale says they are expanding their literacy programmes to include digital and financial skills. The rollout will begin in provinces like KwaZulu-Natal,…
Oil barrels illustration A series of well-timed market bets on falling oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March and April spread across multiple exchanges and types of fuel and derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by US President Donald Trump, according to traders, market experts and Reuters analysis of exchange data….
Folded newspaper on a table The Sunday newspaper City Press has closed its 44-year-old print and digital newsroom. Today’s edition is its last. This follows the newspaper’s failure of its digital-only model to meet expectations. After discontinuing print in December 2024, the publication failed to gain enough digital traction. Media commentators who have taken to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during a media briefing, at the Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, September 13, 2024. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has formally given notice to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, of its intention to file a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa. The correspondence by…
FILE: National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza. It is believed that National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza will meet with Parliament’s legal advisors this week to discuss what options she has following Friday’s Constitutional Court judgement on the Phala Phala matter. The institution must revive impeachment processes against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Another spanner has now been thrown…
FILE: Residents are seen walking on a road submerged in water after heavy rains in Dindela village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga in this image captured on 19 January 2026. South Africa’s short-term insurer, Santam, has partnered with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to bolster the country’s defence against climate-related disasters. The partnership will see the…
Steelpoort bridge in Limpopo’s Sekhukhune District. The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has urged communities in Steelpoort, outside Burgersfort in Limpopo, to work with the government and mining companies to combat illegal mining. He also says illegal mining threatens the safety of communities and the sustainability of the mining sector. Mantashe has encouraged…
[FILE IMAGE]: Dried-out branches are seen amongst caked mud. A groundbreaking study in the genetics department at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape could reshape how crops are protected in South Africa. The study is in partnership with the Agricultural Research Council. Scientists are using advanced genetic-editing technology to boost grapevine resilience against disease and…
Phala Phala farm in Limpopo Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel says the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter demonstrates the effectiveness of South Africa’s Constitution in reinforcing accountability. On Friday, the court ruled that the National Assembly had acted unlawfully in 2022 when it voted to reject a report of an independent panel….
President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to questions in parliament surrounding cash allegedly kept on his private farm Civil society organisation Corruption Watch – has hailed the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter, saying it came at a significant time in the country’s constitutional democracy. This is after the Apex Court found that Parliament acted…
